Blackhawk Helicopter 82nd Airborne Paratrooper Rigger Proficiency Jump - Spc. Buczko 05August1999

82nd Airborne Paratrooper Rigger Proficiency Jump!
Apologies for the audio, not sure why it's only coming through one speaker.
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[@matthewtaylor7316]

Sitting in the door, feet resting on the skids. Your at 1000 feet AGL and you know in 40 seconds you're gonna be down there. Not a good time to wonder if you left the stove on.

[@robertlane4956]

There are no skids on a black hawk and it takes longer than 40 seconds.😁

[@taylorfoster1526]

Thank you for your Service! And thank you for protecting us!

[@Klesh]

Thank you Taylor Foster!

[@buddysmith1015]

That is Sicily drop zone at FT Bragg!

[@Skytrooper82d]

We love the chopper blasts, especially daylight/Hollywood ..

[@allanz00]

Chopper blasts are the best! I always remember being told the count was longer before the chute deployed but I don't think I ever counted past 4 before my chute deployed :)

[@stevehursh6943]

Thanks for the memories. These jumps were a lot of fun. I remember doing these in Okinawa Japan from 5K feet landing in the ocean and getting pick up by boat and taken back to shore where we strapped on another chute and did it again several times.

[@mnewberry79]

I love that you uploaded this jump, brings back a lot of memories.

[@Klesh]

Saturday Fun Jumps and Rigger proficiency jumps = best times in the 82nd

[@newtonmichael]

I was a Rigger at 612th Qmc and 600 Qmc from 92-96 :)

[@Klesh]

AATW

[@96Delta]

Thanks for posting this! I really miss this stuff. Never jumped a Blackhawk. In my day it was Hueys, Chinooks, C-123, C-130 and C-141. Nope, no C-5, no C-17 in those days. Best jumps I ever had were from Huey's though. No twists like I got tailgating from a C-130. Still miss it all! All The Way!

[@grayharker6271]

+96Delta once we jumped out of a "People Pod" on a CH-54. We use to go out to Holland DZ for Sat. fun jumps. They figured out you could run a C7-A all day for what it cost to run a shithook for an hour. So I got to do a few tailgates out of a Cariboo.

[@berzerker1100]

Same here, 1/ 509th Inf. ABN. VICENZA, ITALY earned German jump wings from CH- 54 GERONIMO !

[@jamesmrichardson4708]

Airborne!

[@BIRISHPM]

A beautiful way to start a day, nice little helo blast - miss those days. Airborne!

[@reddevilparatrooper]

Now this is the way to go!!!I enjoyed jumping from Crashhawks just as good as tailgating from a Chinook or C-130s.Higher altitude and much more hang time in the air.Shit i miss those days...

[@ralphj.cuevas6523]

82nd Black Hawk Paratroopers": "O.M.G"....Just looking down to the ground via video, made my head spin. Tell you what, looking at this video, would convert any "non believers" into becoming "BELIEVERS" in what ever god is out there in the Universe I am so very proud of these young people, for risking their lives to protect Civil Rights all over the world. Thank You, Young kids, for watching out for our butts, here in the States, and elsewhere, where "LIBERTY" is desperately longed for. "Born in the U.S.A. and Damn Proud Of It" !!! Ralph P.S. BLESSINGS FOR ALL OF YOU BOYS and GIRLS for SERVING !!!

[@TheRebelGunslinger173abn]

The only thing that sucks about blackhawk jumps is when you take off all the rotorwash goes into your face and it's hard to breathe for a few minutes, but other than that Blackhawk jumps are fun! Best openings ever. ^_^

[@4325air]

You are so right about the breathing. I had forgotten about that!

[@alpha67wolfe]

Eighty deuce!!! The good ol' days where life was simple!!! Miss um ...

[@sjoh104041]

Like falling out of bed, lol. Loved these helo jumps.

[@8311XHT]

Daytime Hollywood Sicily DZ, days like that I wondered why I was getting paid it was so much damned fun.

[@georgelaessig773]

Jumping choppers is the best.. You don't sail away, like from a 130, you fall away...Great experience. Many Huey jumps in my jump log.

[@jeffreycaughey6797]

Thanks for the video, Good stuff. It's often difficult to believe the crazy stuff we did as Airborne paratroopers.

[@jeffreycaughey6797]

No I was not there. Sorry, The "we" I meant was the guy's I was with from the 1st Ranger Bat I was there in 1979-1980. Did not mean to upset you. I know there are many fakes out there. I'm not one. Can send you a pic and my records if your like. I'm an old dude now, I like to keep in touch with the younger guys who served. Take care, Jeff

[@RAH_BLISS]

I was on this jump.

[@Klesh]

kwangdiesel Me too, I shot the video! Who are you? I know everyone on this jump like a brother and sister!

[@brothercolby1043]

kwangdiesel I believe I was there for that. Bravo1 505 p.i.r.

[@Klesh]

It's very possible, I know these Saturday "fun jumps" were I'd say 90% riggers (rigger proficiency jumps) but we did have some grunts and others join us a lot. -1 bravos standing landings all the time lmao

[@brothercolby1043]

lol, on another jimp, my buddy chut had a cigar roll in it and failed to open. we looked at the lil book on his left riser who inspected his chute, signed by Mickey Mouse! ha

[@locop1920]

+kwangdiesel i was the pilot

[@tminefski]

last jumper had a nice exit ;)

[@Klesh]

Tim Ski yeah he did!

[@johnrfla]

Very nice! Reminds me a little of the jumps I made from UH-1 when I was based in Caserma Ederle at Vicenza Italy, with the 1/509th. Thanks for the memories. A '09'er

[@geodes4762]

Yup. Was also there from 75-78. Jumping Parsons DZ at Dal Molin sure beat the truck ride to Aviano!

[@ghst374]

Go fast goggles. Love 'em. I also miss my green jungles -_-

[@Klesh]

Not sure what's up with the clicking sound, sorry about that.

[@Klesh]

or the left ear audio...sorry again !LOL

[@bradleywaller2649]

My father is a retired 32 year LTC 82nd Airborne MP

[@SlappyHuck]

Best jump ever was out of a Blackhawk with an MC1-1 bravo chute.

[@Klesh]

-1 Bravo chutes were very nice compared to the t10's! Thanks for watching, and sorry for the late reply. Only been 5 years..

[@ThatWw2historynerd]

Thank you for your service. My dad also was airborne. Became airborne in 2007.

[@kille78]

My left ear is lonely

[@klouden6172]

when i was stationed at ft bragg, with troop 64, they sent me to HANO school...high altitude, no opening.

[@blackcreeknewsnorthcarolin3848]

I still can't believe that we used those chutes in 1999

[@Klesh]

Yeah they have different ones now I think! These t-10s were dirt darts!

[@Hinfallboy]

German paratroopers still use them to this day.

[@geodes4762]

Those chutes were reliable and time tested. Never, ever had an issue jumping one. They got the job done in a very safe way!

[@arthurray5759]

Worth doing one time in your life-Airborne-All the way

[@NEW_Stuff_for_RVs]

Wow tick, tick, tick, that radar use to play havoc on video equipment. Great video of death from above, go Airborne.

[@HairyBosch]

Somebody should have told the chopper pilot that he'd left his indicator on. (That's his "turn signal" for the yanks out there.)

[@zbauman7437]

Lol most of us know what an indicator is :p

[@HairyBosch]

TheAirsoft Legionaire Apologies. I'm just basing my experience off reading Lee Child Reacher novels where he uses a mix of Americanisms and Standard English (as spoken by us), so I thought I'd make some sort of effort to appeal to a wider audience. As he obviously does..... No harm, no foul...hopefully, mate.

[@zbauman7437]

Nah man it's all good.

[@McFlySwatter]

+Nobby Nolevel The only word that some Americans may not recognize is the "boot." Or as we call it, the "trunk." In my part of the U.S. people call their turn signal indicators "blinkers." They would say "that guy left his blinker on." :)

[@lazarusdigital]

+McFlySwatter And a hood is a bonnet.

[@RedOcktober]

they don't pay you guys/gals enough... just gettin aboard that whirlygiggythingee for the ride to the dz would've given me the willies... thx for the ride... --Mike

[@josephpecoul6532]

Thank you brother for all you did for your country.

[@jonclark4328]

Great video. I just keep waiting on the beat to drop though. tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick

[@mmichaeldonavon]

"Back in the day" - oh, hell, here comes a war story! Was Wiesbaden Air Base, Germany, 1968-72. The Air Base had an Army jump school on the base. One end of their building was home to an Air Force Combat Control Team. I jumped with the Control Team at several "fly in's" and Armed Forces Day demonstrations. (got my ass chewed for a "low pull," once. Was at Rhei Main AB, as I recall.) I worked aircraft avionics but was a sport jumper. Got FREE jumps, with the Army, periodically, when some Army troops needed a qualification jump. Was out of helicopters, over the base. Dropped the Army at 1500 feet (or maybe 1200?) then the chopper made one long climbing pass, for altitude, then we Air Force Sport Jumpers got out The Army guys used to say: "You mean you don't get paid to jump?" We told them we were "ate up with jumping" and did it for fun. Lots of eye rolls, then. :) I used my old trusty Para Commander Mark II. (beat the crap out of the Army T-10's, or the Air Force's C-9 canopies. Never did jump a square chute. Nice video, thanks, B-6370 & N-6395T

[@jasongoeke836]

Lmao...the 5th jumpers exit.

[@Klesh]

I know LOL!

[@galesams4205]

In Vietnam you must jump each month to get jump pay . 101st Air Borne,C-130 H or C-141. Pleiku, S.V.

[@Klesh]

Paratroopers in this video (back in the 90's - we got paid $110 extra per month "hazard duty pay" , and had to jump only once every 3 months to keep our jump status. In the 82nd airborne, they made sure we did.

[@rbernardwalker]

I remember this just like it was yesterday.

[@georgebryandiaz7061]

thanks for your service

[@mstangfiveo]

I DID PLENTY OF THESE JUMPS AT FT. BRAGG. 82ND ABN. RIGGERS ALL THE WAY!!!!! 92R!!!!

[@Klesh]

AATW!

[@greggdarbygregg9760]

Rigger at Bragg 407th then in 74-77, heavy air drop platoon

[@BruceBaran]

I was a Rigger with the 507th at Benning, and then later with C0. F/425 LRRS with the MI Nat. Guard. Blackhawk jumps were my favorite.

[@RobLents]

+Bruce Baran Camp Grayling

[@turbomakis]

Nice video!!!

[@JayPknee]

my goodness, '99? I feel so old.

[@blackcreeknewsnorthcarolin3848]

jayp knee and that was 3 years ago when you said that hahah it's 2017 now almost 18

[@miatam2]

Nothing like a "Chopper Blast" in the morning,,My 1st "Chopper Blast" my C.O. said Ijumped out so far,damn near cleared the rotors ! Damn I sure miss it !

[@FleaMarketCoinHunters]

That is freakin awesome dude

[@Klesh]

It IS freakin awesome! Kinda painful when you smash into the ground though. Good training! Thanks for watching! atb -KG

[@FleaMarketCoinHunters]

KleshGuitars thank you for your service's

[@brettslater1515]

Look at those old jump boots!!! Woooo 1999 baby!! Lmao

[@TheRebelGunslinger173abn]

Man, those BDUs and T10s! =D

[@SuperBenblake]

+TheRebelGunslinger Yes this is really interesting and amazing. I take it a soldier in the Airborne from the south is what you are? Am I right? I bet you're really good. You have the career I dreamed of having and never could have. If I could do it go back and get a few GOOD not BAD breaks in my life I'd do it. As it stands I got my P.T.S.D in Nursery school after being shut in a closet with no light for over an hour! I always wanted to erase those moments and challenges and join the Army. Now I'm thinking of working for you and it's the career choice I need to take. If there's anything I can do or good things I should send let me know I'm always glad to help.

[@TheRebelGunslinger173abn]

Benjamin Blake Mitchner I am a paratrooper, in fact Im a jumping redleg (We drop howitzers out of planes). And I don't need anything except for my piece of shit T11 to open without a lot of twists and my 240B to not fuck up my PLF. If you are fit to go to the military, I mean fit, mentally and physically, then take careful considerations. I enlisted when I was 17 and Im 20 almost 21 now, an E4 and my hearing is fucked now, and likely my joints in the future. I cant speak for all MOS's in the Army but Combat Arms jobs like mine and the Infantry are very VERY demanding and it WILL drain you. You will have no time for shit especially in an airborne outfit. But consider your options carefully.

[@SuperBenblake]

TheRebelGunslinger I feel bad for you hearing this. It's obviously draining and heavy, heavy stuff I knew both those things, but you illustrated it in a much more thoughtful informative manner and I know being a paratrooper means a lot of tension. I'm 40 twice your age and you really make me look like I've achieved hardly anything. One thing I can tell you is I'm a damn good self taught singer and writer and my song content is not for the faint of heart. You'd like it, but a lot of people especially people who don't like soldiers will not like it at all and if they hate soldiers, people like you, I hate those people. I hope you will feel better soon and I thank you, sir. Continue to take good care of yourself, continue to fight for what you believe in, and stay in touch. God Bless America from a patriotic citizen born and raised here.

[@Klesh]

The T-10's sucked so bad but I do miss it (Sorry for the late reply)

[@geodes4762]

@@Klesh The T-10 and its variants like the T-10B and the MC1-1 had hundreds of thousands of safe reliable jumps under their belt. It was anything but a “trash” chute”!

[@KleshGuitarsOfficial]

That was freaking awesome

[@shelbybratcher6085]

782nd Riggers, 1SG Franklin was the 1SG then I believe.

[@Klesh]

That is correct!

[@Klesh]

Yea he was! Captain Hungartner or something was the CO? I forget his name..

[@tplyons5459]

Boy the next to last guy wasn't exactly stable. Videos like this make me wish I was young again

[@DecemDierum]

Long live the 82nd

[@Rockerguy73]

He'd say GO! and I'd be like hahaha fuck that! lol

[@brettslater1515]

I love UH60 jumps.....not too sure why I left the army anymore......

[@romanomm77]

Muito Legal! Parabéns pelo Trabalho.

[@mimisvida6264]

That's fucking awesome. My bf is in the Airborne division at Fort Bragg

[@rubedogg6969]

Ain't nothing like UH1H(Huey)Chopper blast!

[@mikeshearman8370]

Did MC1-1B training from a UH-1H back in 84!!

[@96Delta]

+Mike Shearman You were right behind me brother! Love those Huey's and their distinctive sound. When I hear one now I get all excited and my mind jumps right back to Bragg. Love that chopper!

[@davidstovner9658]

Hello from Alaska. 101st. Airborne stateside and 173rd. Airborne Vietnam. Airborne All The Way.

[@Klesh]

82nd 782 MSB Rigger 97-02 welcome and thanks for your service

[@dannymundycomedy]

i was lucky enough to do 2 huey jumps like this at ft polk. very cool.

[@SuperBenblake]

+Danny Mundy Wow cool! I'm proud of you. This is really tough stuff and requires a huge amount of effort and courage. I wish I could say I've done it, but I have nightmares about jumping and getting shot from the sky instead. Nightmares are bad. I ward them off with soldiers and other inspirational people. Good work for you to have done it and been in the Army.

[@randyboisa6367]

+Danny Mundy CH-47 Tailgate is not that bad either

[@abntemplar82]

now that's the shiiiiiit.

[@randyboisa6367]

Airfuckingborne! 504th Airborne infantry devils in baggy pants!

[@abntemplar82]

Randy Boisa 307 med and 1/508. 1982 - 86. and of course i was part of the redesignation of the 1/508 to 3/505, but us black panters don't like to talk abou that....ALL THE WAY!

[@vincentvenegas3194]

The Good Old Days!😎

[@82ndaa31]

Looks like Sicily there!

[@tonybarrueta]

So badass

[@ad4zuradio142]

Nice Hollywood!

[@DecemDierum]

The glory of headphones, *removes right earbud.

[@lonnhayes5882]

Brings back memories !!!!!

[@yipiekia]

Those were the days

[@brndesk]

Always loved jumping from a huey's back in the 70's. Slower canopy opening, so the longer fall was awesome. We used a metal cable doughnut secured to the deck. In this Blackhawk a nylon strap is used. My question is what is all the duct tape on the deck holding down, 3:16?

[@abntemplar82]

black hawks are faster so not so much time before opening shock. but i am right there with you. my first dozen or so helo jumps were all uh1's.

[@4325air]

The duct tape is part of the pre-jump preparation of the helo. It covers any part of the aircraft that might catch on the jumpers' harnesses or static lines or in some way offer a safety risk. Tie-down rings in the floor, for example. Also any sharp or semi-sharp edges that might damage a static line are taped and sometimes padded. What precisely is taped ("100-mile-an-hour-tape") varies based on type of aircraft. Notice at 1:02 you will see the lower half of the rear edge of the door opening has been padded/taped, since the static lines will contact that area as the jumpers exit. Part of the jumpmaster safety check is to inspect the aircraft for any unsafe conditions--including protruding or sharp edges. "All the Way!" ex-82nd JM

[@brndesk]

Thanks 4325air. Seems like over kill, but apparently someone's line or gear got hung up and the duct tape drill was added to the SOP.

[@geodes4762]

Some of the Hueys were set up different with the anchor cable. Have seen it mounted on the floor like you mentioned but have also seen it mounted on the transmission bulkhead about shoulder high. 100 mile an hour tape was always used to cover sharp or protruding edges so there would be no catches, cuts or scrapes of the jumper or static lines.

[@Indianamarksman]

15 days after I was born

[@TheEuropeanlove]

The 90's the best days! I was 10 years old lol

[@CorekBleedingHollow]

Wow can you believe that was 20 years ago?

[@Klesh]

I know right?!

[@nicholasmedina4240]

Think if this, a 200lb man jumping off of a UH-60 with his 100lb gear.

[@theakjk1997]

ALL THE WAY!!!

[@Hornadayfan]

Ah, those were the days...

[@blckcloud15253]

That's the 4 way flashers...LOL

[@DecemDierum]

I was going to say your comment was a little in called for but now I agree with you

[@perrybarner5356]

the STAB & JAB!!!!!

[@perrybarner5356]

yep i remember those days, i was in 20th from 89 to 96 (tree jumpper)

[@AlexandraPeters70]

Nice!!!!

[@galawyer]

Just like the old days. 71-74

[@davidr.butcher8491]

Go Go Go!

[@Klesh]

Good old days

[@annestaciaarriola1882]

My grandson is interest My father was 82 1953 ant. Bomb never. He talk about all the time grandson went navy airfare ground level. Great grandson 82'

[@stepheng3014]

Cool. Now try typing that again in a way we can understand.

[@stevebondoc1283]

last hollywood jump

[@user-bp6gt4ps8q]

I lOVE AIRBORNE !!!

[@Slippindisc]

must have been cool to be in back then. I'm assuming that today this guy (jumpmaster? i dont know) would get an article 15 for not having his kevlar on.

[@skoko1945]

Jumping out of a perfectly good helo.

[@Klesh]

Trust me they weren't perfectly good, but they worked.

[@millbarn1]

I've downloaded videos from my Sony Hi8 camera and have gotten the same clicking noise. That's weird!

[@Dionisio181]

old style! nice!! airborne!!!

[@tonygreene]

We did these in SOCEUR along with 47's

[@goodiesohhi]

The boys.

[@ajt8834]

afraid of heights this is nice..

[@rorymiddleton]

jump all day walk all night and dig foxholes to morning

[@sanfranciscobay]

Is that strap and bag that the jumpers leave behind hanging outside the helicopter long enough to go upwards into the main rotor blade?

[@abntemplar82]

no

[@4325air]

Others have asked the same thing, so here goes: Remember that the helicopter is flying forward, with the slipstream going from front to rear. The deployment bags (which contain the parachute canopy) are not going to go up into the main rotor blades, and the yellow static lines are not long enough to allow the bags to foul the tail rotor. While the aircraft is still in forward flight, the jumpmaster pulls the lines and bags back into the aircraft. As the helo flares for landing and bleeds off the forward airspeed, the bags and lines are already stowed inside and no longer any safety factor.

[@sanfranciscobay]

I'll rephrase the same question and add part 2. If the helicopter was in an emergency descent, is that strap and bag that the jumpers leave behind hanging outside the helicopter long enough to go upwards into the main rotor blade?

[@abntemplar82]

SanFranciscoBay does it matter if the helo is already in an emergency decent? if the plane in in an emergency decent, there already in trouble.

[@sanfranciscobay]

It could be a temporary emergency descent.

[@davidmehus6342]

chopper blasts in my day were hueys! 1/508 82nd abn

[@Klesh]

I've jumped hueys maybe 3 or 4 times. All the rest blackhawks..thanks for your service David . atb _KG

[@davidmehus6342]

Airborne all the way brother. Thank you for your service

[@mickstewart5425]

A I R B O R N E !

[@bredwhite6786]

I was the guy telling yall when to go

[@bredwhite6786]

Sweet I like to watch mine fck other men

[@fisher_playz3712]

2020 anybody?

[@mos3362]

Airborne!!

[@Klesh]

Eighty deuce All The Way!

[@bredwhite6786]

I built the helicopter

[@Dantheman1342]

Hollywood!!!

[@rezaazi2874]

yes...

[@arodbkny]

Ooooahhhh!!!

[@Klesh]

HOOAH!

[@DougMcHead]

This was filmed 8 days before I finished rigger school.

[@Klesh]

Nice! Thanks for watching! atb -KG